Saint Martin’s to host free lecture on “policing with justice”

Olympian file photo of Harned Hall at Saint Martin’s University in Lacey, where a free public lecture on policing with justice will be held on Nov. 18. Steve BloomStaff photographer

Olympian file photo of Harned Hall at Saint Martin’s University in Lacey, where a free public lecture on policing with justice will be held on Nov. 18. Steve BloomStaff photographer

The public is invited to a free social justice lecture at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Saint Martin’s University, 5000 Abbey Way SE. Lacey.

“Ideas for Policing with Justice and Ending Over-Incarceration” will feature Starcia Ague, a youth and family advocate program administrator with the state Department of Social and Health Services, and Sarah Lippek, an attorney with The Public Advocate.

In 2011, Ague received a full and unconditional pardon from Gov. Chris Gregoire for her juvenile record. Ague has a degree in criminal justice from Washington State University and is the subject of the documentary “Starcia.”

Lippek specializes in immigration and civil rights law, and is a graduate of the University of Washington School of Law.